Ian Hague is a co-founder of Firebird and a lead manager of Firebird Fund, Firebird New Russia Fund and Firebird Republics Fund. He is a leading expert on Russian politics and investment and has published numerous articles and given dozens of presentations over the years. Ian graduated from Wesleyan University, has a Masters from the Monterey Institute of International Studies and did graduate work at Columbia University’s Harriman Institute. Ian is on the board of the Bank of Georgia and is fluent in Russian.